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Sanchez remains unbeaten
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Former Pirate Velarde has 3 goals on season for Riverhounds
MVT Staff Report
Reedley High product Anthony Velarde will try to get back on the pitch this week as the Pittsburgh Riverhounds attempt to snap a two- match losing streak in United Soc- cer League play.
The Riverhounds (2-2) dropped their second
straight match in
second half stop-
page time, losing 2-1 to the New York Red Bulls II in Harrison, N.J on July 26.
Velarde — who
scored in each of
the Riverhounds
opening wins —
came in during
the 88th minute of Pittsburgh's 1-0 loss to Indy Eleven in stoppage play on July 22. Velarde then was one of four subs not used in the loss to New York. For the season, The second- year midfielder has three goals and four assists this season, and defen- sively has a block and five tackles.
Pittsburgh hosts winless Phila- delphi Union II on Saturday, Aug. 1. Fans will not be in attendance for the match because of COVID-19 re- strictions.
Parlier welterweight ups pro record to 8-0 with decision victory
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
Parlier's Evan Sanchez didn't let the effects of a five-month layoff because of the ongoing COVID-19 situation keep him from maintaining a unblemished professional boxing record.
The 22-year-old
proved to 8-0– 2-0
since he signed
with Golden Boy
Promotions — with
a six-round unani-
mous decision over
Issouf Kinda (18-5)
on July 24 at the
Fantasy Springs
Resort Casino in
Indio. Sanchez led
off the five-bout
card in the Southern California des- ert community that was held without fans in attendance.
“I felt a little rusty in there,” San- chez said on the Golden Boy promo- tions website. “But I’m honored to be opening up for Golden Boy. I know a lot of people were watching. I hope to get a two-week break and come back very soon.”
The judges scored the bout 59-54, 58-55 and 60-53 for Sanchez, who has scored six of his victories by knock- out or TKO.
Sanchez had an impressive debut with Golden Boy Promotions, post- ing a first-round knockout of Daniel
FPU delays the start of Fall Sports until Jan. 1
Staff, Contributed
Fresno Pacific Uni- versity's fall sports teams won't be partici- pating until after Jan. 1, 2021, after the PacWest Conference executive board unanimously vot- ed on July 23 to post- poned intercollegiate competition because of ongoing COVID-19 con- cerns in California and other states where the 11 conference institu- tions compete.
Fall sports affected are men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball. The Sunbirds. athletic teams include student athletes from Sanger, Reedley and Dinuba.
Fresno Pacific and other PacWest members still will be allowed to conduct organized team activities — including practices and condi- tionng — at their own discretion.
A decision on the start of the winter sports season for 2021, as well as the non-cham- pionship segments of spring sports, is expect- edtobemadebyOct.1.
welterweight im-
EvanSanchez
Mid Valley Times File Photo
Evan Sanchez answered questions at a news conference in Parlier on Jan. 22 announc- ing his signing a professional boxing contract with Golden Boy Promotions. The wel- terweight from Parlier improved his pro record to 8-0 with a unanimous decision over Issouf Kinda of the Bronx, N.Y. on July 24 at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio.
Anthony Velarde
Evangelista Jr. at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Feb. 14. That win came less than a month after the southpaw signed with the Oscar De La Hoya-led company, which saw potential in his punching ability and 6-foot size.
Sanchez is trained by his father, Omar Sanchez, and trains at a gym west of Parlier near Del Rey, He be- gan his boxing career at age 8 and eventually would travel to Mexico for bouts, picking up four of his profes- sional victories south of the border.
Sanchez impressed the promotion with a quick knockout of a sparring
Happy 31st Birthday
Vanessa Sanchez Lopez (Vanna)
July 29, 1989 ~ February 7, 2009
You’ve been a blessing from the start. I love you daughter with all my heart.
From Mom, Evelyn, Scarlett, Duran, Freitas, Pasillas families
partner that the promotion had been scouting to possibly sign, and then posted another KO in an "audition" bout to earn a contract.
The next Golden Boy Promotions card is Aug. 28, and at this time San- chez is not scheduled for a bout that night. He's expected to return to the ring this fall.
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